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This study intended to find out the extent to which various stakeholders incorporate anti FGM activities in their annual work plans. The study was conducted in Babati District. A cross sectional design was used to measure the specific entity of interest. A purposive sampling technique was used to gather all the information as it suits the purpose of this study. The findings of this study indicated that those within age group 21-30 years 42%, mentioned sensitisation campaigns and mobilisation of the communities. 50% of those with university education focus on alternative rite of passage. 42% of the Agricultural personnel focus on health education on effects of FGM, 50% of the livestock personnel focus on establishment of the points for the protections of the fleeing girls from FGM, 30% mentioned use of influential leaders or elders. About 94% are affected by the impacts of FGM in their routine performances. 60% of stakeholders don’t receive supportive documents from the LGA. Lastly this study depicted only 33% of all the stakeholders and institutions incorporated anti FGM activities at higher extent while 67% of them still incorporate it to lower extent. Conclusively the impacts of FGM affects the communities internally and externally, sensitisation campaigns and mobilisation of the communities to adapt alternative rite of passage to transmit the positive behaviours from generation to generations without undergoing FGM. This study recommends improvement on the access to health education on the effects of FGM, also inclusion of anti FGM activities in the school curriculums to control FGM also government and stakeholders to commit or leverage more funds to facilitate the implementation of most of the anti FGM activities to minimise ill cultural practices. Lastly, this study recommends another study to be conducted to find out the role of the medical personnel’s in the continuation of the FGM practises since currently most of the women give birth at the hospital settings and that there also clear regulations and laws which prohibits such illegal cultural practise but yet the results shows minimum changes among practising communities. |
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